Lauren Weinstein () is an American activist concerned with matters involving technology. He has been quoted as an expert on

Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...

and other technology issues by various media. He became involved with those issues in the early 1970s at the first site on the

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, which was located at

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. He was the co-founder of People For Internet Responsibility (PFIR) and the co-founder o
URIICA
— the Union for Representative International Internet Cooperation and Analysis. Weinstein has been a columnist for ''

Wired News ''Wired'' (stylized as ''WIRED'') is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics. Owned by Condé Nast, it is headquartered in San Fran ...

'' and a commentator on

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's (National Public Radio) "

Morning Edition ''Morning Edition'' is an American radio news program produced and distributed by NPR. It airs weekday mornings (Monday through Friday) and runs for two hours, and many stations repeat one or both hours. The show feeds live from 5:00 to 9:00 A ...

". He is also a frequent contributor to the "Inside Risks" column of the ''

Communications of the ACM ''Communications of the ACM'' is the monthly journal of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). It was established in 1958, with Saul Rosen as its first managing editor. It is sent to all ACM members. Articles are intended for readers with ...

'' and an active

blog A blog (a truncation of "weblog") is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts). Posts are typically displayed in reverse chronological order s ...

ger.

References

External links

Vortex home page

Lauren Weinstein's Blog

Lauren Weinstein
on

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